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Default Wasabi and Horse Radish Dangerous in Excess?

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:26:08 -0500, Dan Logcher
> > wrote:
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>>Tippi wrote:
>>
>>>Incidentally, if you do get that "hot nasal flash" by having too much
>>>wasabi, immediately breathe through your mouth. The nasal flash should
>>>be gone in a few seconds.

>>
>>Right, its all about breath control. If you breathe in through your mouth
>>while eating wasabi, you won't get the flash burn.

>
>
> But that takes all the fun out of eating horseradish. I'm not
> into sniffing boiling vinegar, but I love a few good blasts of
> horseradish :-)


I'm not saying not to get the blast, its just a matter of how much before
you're holding your head and whincing.

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Dan